M4M.....ty to the LEO on 80 east

[rbk]

was going between 80-85 in the #1 lane and check out my six and there is a moto LEO coming up on me fast.
he pulls up next to me motions for me to lift my visor and then says:
"slow down" and sped off.

i had recently gotten a ticket from another LEO for going 70 in a 65 (not going 80 and getting a break, actually going 70), so this was a really awesome suprise as he def had me dead to rights.

i wasn't driving recklessly and wasn't weaving in and out of traffic, so it was really cool that he was able to use some discretion and let me off with a warning.

dunno if you read these boards, but in the very rare instance you do just wanna give you a big THANK YOU.

 

[Tharkûn]

Where on 80? I'll pass the word along

 

[rbk]

Where on 80? I'll pass the word along

right after the maze before university.

 

[Thateguhate]

You're one of the lucky ones... He probably had some good hanky panky the night before.

 

[TheRiddler]

i had recently gotten a ticket from another LEO for going 70 in a 65 (not going 80 and getting a break, actually going 70), so this was a really awesome suprise as he def had me dead to rights.

What were you doing to deserve THAT one? I cruise all day long at 75 on I80, even passing police driving, and CHP on the side with LIDAR, and they've never given me any trouble.

 

[rbk]

What were you doing to deserve THAT one? I cruise all day long at 75 on I80, even passing police driving, and CHP on the side with LIDAR, and they've never given me any trouble.

he was just super grumpy....i wasn't splitting or anything.

 

[Marlowe]

he was just super grumpy....i wasn't splitting or anything.

So you're doing 20 over, don't get written, don't even get detained and lectured for 20 minutes, and he was 'super grumpy.'

Right.

 

[Tim-That CX Guy]

was going between 80-85 in the #1 lane . . . .
i had recently gotten a ticket from another LEO for going 70 in a 65 (not going 80 and getting a break, actually going 70), so this was a really awesome suprise as he def had me dead to rights.

Didn't learn your lesson, eh?

 

[rbk]

So you're doing 20 over, don't get written, don't even get detained and lectured for 20 minutes, and he was 'super grumpy.'

Right.

dude if you can't follow along with a simple conversation don't try and talk with the adults.

the riddler asked what i was doing to get written up for doing 70mph in a 65, to which i replied "he was super grumpy".

but its pretty LOL when you try to be a condescending prick and you just fail reading comprehension.

bravo.

 

[rbk]

Didn't learn your lesson, eh?

i'm afraid not...to be honest i've had PLENTY of chances to learn my lesson when it comes to speed, but i just can't help myself.

but to my credit when i get nailed i don't make up excuses to the officer, i never try and fight the ticket, i just take my lumps like a man and pay the fine.

 

[Marlowe]

How fast were you really going last time?

 

[rbk]

How fast were you really going last time?

why don't you just read the whole thread before you ask questions that have already been clearly answered.

or better yet ask mommy or daddy to read the thread for you and explain it slowly.

 

[arnoha]

why don't you just read the whole thread before you ask questions that have already been clearly answered.

or better yet ask mommy or daddy to read the thread for you and explain it slowly.

You're really gonna pick a fight with one of the most helpful, knowledgeable, and polite posters on this board? Really? Trust me, it won't be Marlowe looking silly.

 

[rbk]

You're really gonna pick a fight with one of the most helpful, knowledgeable, and polite posters on this board? Really? Trust me, it won't be Marlowe looking silly.

well i have no idea that he's one of the most knowledgable and polite posters on the whole board.

my only sample size was him coming in and trying to be a condescending prick about something i have no idea how he could get confused about and was clearly wrong.

then he followed that up by asking me a question that had been clearly asked and answered in this very short thread, so its not like he'd have to wade thru hundreds of posts to find the answer.

if he would have taken 3 seconds to scan the post HE QUOTED himself, rather then just try and rail on a noob, none of this exchange would have happened.

so not sure why you're saying i'm picking a fight with anyone....

regardless i don't hold grudges or take "beef" seriously on the internet, and i'm sure if i ever ran into him in real life he'd be a nice guy and i'd buy him a beer.

just in general on these boards (and most forums) people try their hardest to make noob's look like idiots, and while thats good fun and all, you should really make sure you're jabs don't completely backfire.

 

[Marlowe]

why don't you just read the whole thread before you ask questions that have already been clearly answered.

or better yet ask mommy or daddy to read the thread for you and explain it slowly.

Look. I'm not that old now -- in my 30s, and I was a young man not that long ago.

I did a lot of dumb stuff as a teenager, or shortly after being one. Thought I was young, precise, with good reflexes, and that I could probably get away with it without hurting anyone -- and thankfully, there I was correct. I did integer multiples of the speed limit across both the US and Canada, several times in both cases. Thankfully, I didn't manage to hurt myself or anyone else, or damage any property in the process.

I aced physics back then, but didn't really, really understand it and the sort of impact it could have on people's lives until I watched a couple of people die.

Somewhere in my shed, there's a folder with every ticket and written warning I ever received. A lot more things are in that folder than I care to admit to publicly.

I've also lived in about a dozen states, in varying parts of the country, since starting to drive. I've driven about 300,000 mi through nearly all 50 in that time. I'm not bragging, there are plenty of people more experienced than myself on this forum.

One thing I can absolutely say is this:

I never got a warning (written or verbal) for less than 40 in a 35, in town.

On the freeway, of my '70 in a 65' tickets, I was actually doing between 15 and 22 over in every single case, which is the reason I was contacted to begin with. I got a warning written down to 73 because if she'd written me for the actual speed I was doing (87), her boss woulda been pretty pissed at her.

I got lectured in Utah for 68 in a 65 once, but even there, they didn't write me for it.

My experiences with CHP suggest that most don't set their 'care' threshold below about 10-15 over. In 12 years in CA, I only got tagged by CHP once, coincidentally on I-80 East, and I absolutely deserved it.

I commuted about 100-140 mi a day for nearly a decade in the Bay Area after that, and never once got tagged for 5 over by CHP, there are plenty of 15-20 over 'bigger fish' out there.

So, you did one of the following:
1) Followed too close
2) Aggressively changed lanes to maintain that 5 over, drawing the officers attention to you
3) Tried this at 4am when even at 5 over you're the biggest fish out there

OR:

4) You were going a lot faster than 70 in a 65. The same sort of behavior that just got you contacted, AGAIN, by a LEO suggesting you slow down.



So, which was it? I'm guessing you got the break because you more or less passed the attitude test, which is good, but before you complain publicly, again, about being written for 5 over, what else were you doing (speed, or traffic maneuvers)?

 

[rbk]

Look. I'm not that old now -- in my 30s, and I was a young man not that long ago.

I did a lot of dumb stuff as a teenager, or shortly after being one. Thought I was young, precise, with good reflexes, and that I could probably get away with it without hurting anyone -- and thankfully, there I was correct. I did integer multiples of the speed limit across both the US and Canada, several times in both cases. Thankfully, I didn't manage to hurt myself or anyone else, or damage any property in the process.

I aced physics back then, but didn't really, really understand it and the sort of impact it could have on people's lives until I watched a couple of people die.

Somewhere in my shed, there's a folder with every ticket and written warning I ever received. A lot more things are in that folder than I care to admit to publicly.

I've also lived in about a dozen states, in varying parts of the country, since starting to drive. I've driven about 300,000 mi through nearly all 50 in that time. I'm not bragging, there are plenty of people more experienced than myself on this forum.

One thing I can absolutely say is this:

I never got a warning (written or verbal) for less than 40 in a 35, in town.

On the freeway, of my '70 in a 65' tickets, I was actually doing between 15 and 22 over in every single case, which is the reason I was contacted to begin with. I got a warning written down to 73 because if she'd written me for the actual speed I was doing (87), her boss woulda been pretty pissed at her.

I got lectured in Utah for 68 in a 65 once, but even there, they didn't write me for it.

My experiences with CHP suggest that most don't set their 'care' threshold below about 10-15 over. In 12 years in CA, I only got tagged by CHP once, coincidentally on I-80 East, and I absolutely deserved it.

I commuted about 100-140 mi a day for nearly a decade in the Bay Area after that, and never once got tagged for 5 over by CHP, there are plenty of 15-20 over 'bigger fish' out there.

So, you did one of the following:
1) Followed too close
2) Aggressively changed lanes to maintain that 5 over, drawing the officers attention to you
3) Tried this at 4am when even at 5 over you're the biggest fish out there

OR:

4) You were going a lot faster than 70 in a 65. The same sort of behavior that just got you contacted, AGAIN, by a LEO suggesting you slow down.



So, which was it? I'm guessing you got the break because you more or less passed the attitude test, which is good, but before you complain publicly, again, about being written for 5 over, what else were you doing (speed, or traffic maneuvers)?

i'm 29 so not a young brash teenager if thats how i came off.

to be honest i don't really think i was doing any of the things you listed, at least he didn't mention any of them to me as he was writing me up.....however i often do all of those things you mentioned so its certainly not out of the question.

but yes i am also super respectful to the LEO's when i get pulled over, i never try to make excuses and never fight tickets when i'm clearly speeding.

the fines i pay are just the price i pay for the enjoyment i get from driving a little faster then the state of california deems appropriate.

anyways all good brotha, ride safe!

 

[Marlowe]

i'm 29 so not a young brash teenager if thats how i came off.

to be honest i don't really think i was doing any of the things you listed, at least he didn't mention any of them to me as he was writing me up.....however i do quite do all of those things you mentioned so its certainly not out of the question.

but yes i am also super respectful to the LEO's when i get pulled over, i never try to make excuses and never fight tickets when i'm clearly speeding.

the fines i pay are just the price i pay for the enjoyment i get from driving a little faster then the state of california deems appropriate.

anyways all good brotha, ride safe!

Sure sure, and I wasn't suggesting otherwise -- but usually there's more than one factor that draws his attention. 5 over almost never qualities.

But, equipment violations, questionable maneuvers, etc, in conjunction with it might.

Generally speaking just a pure, simple 5 over will not do it.



All good, ride safe and slow down, k? You've been contacted twice lately about speed.

 

[rbk]

Sure sure, and I wasn't suggesting otherwise -- but usually there's more than one factor that draws his attention. 5 over almost never qualities.

But, equipment violations, questionable maneuvers, etc, in conjunction with it might.

Generally speaking just a pure, simple 5 over will not do it.



All good, ride safe and slow down, k? You've been contacted twice lately about speed.

ya i def agree which is why i was so suprised.
however the point of me mentioning it wasn't to complain about that ticket but rather to point out how much more suprised and grateful i was when the LEO let me off with a warning (given while riding next to me not even pulling me over) for going much faster.

but ya in general despite my tendency to drive a lil fast i do drive safe.

i've been driving for almost 16 years and never caused an accident.
only accident i've ever been in was when i got rear ended at a stop light.

so i don't necessarily equate speed with unsafe (obv i'm not referring to splitting between semi's going 120mph and other squidly behavior), but point taken.

cheers bud.

 

[arnoha]

dude if you can't follow along with a simple conversation don't try and talk with the adults.

the riddler asked what i was doing to get written up for doing 70mph in a 65, to which i replied "he was super grumpy".

but its pretty LOL when you try to be a condescending prick and you just fail reading comprehension.

bravo.

why don't you just read the whole thread before you ask questions that have already been clearly answered.

or better yet ask mommy or daddy to read the thread for you and explain it slowly.

well i have no idea that he's one of the most knowledgable and polite posters on the whole board.

my only sample size was him coming in and trying to be a condescending prick about something i have no idea how he could get confused about and was clearly wrong.

then he followed that up by asking me a question that had been clearly asked and answered in this very short thread, so its not like he'd have to wade thru hundreds of posts to find the answer.

if he would have taken 3 seconds to scan the post HE QUOTED himself, rather then just try and rail on a noob, none of this exchange would have happened.

so not sure why you're saying i'm picking a fight with anyone....

regardless i don't hold grudges or take "beef" seriously on the internet, and i'm sure if i ever ran into him in real life he'd be a nice guy and i'd buy him a beer.

just in general on these boards (and most forums) people try their hardest to make noob's look like idiots, and while thats good fun and all, you should really make sure you're jabs don't completely backfire.

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The highlighted parts...those look like fighting words to me. That's why I think you're trying to pick a fight. It's also technically against the TOS, but I don't see anyone, in particular Marlowe, making a report for something so mild.

I had a whole blurb written out about how open BARF is to noobs, but then I double-checked and you've been hear nearly a year. Come on now, you ought to know by now we're a pretty open and friendly group. And ya also ought to know by now that nothing pisses us off faster than a bad attitude, especially one directed at a respected member. Looks like it's squared away now anyway, so I'm just going to step aside.

 

[oldgranny]

i'm 29 so not a young brash teenager if thats how i came off.

to be honest i don't really think i was doing any of the things you listed, at least he didn't mention any of them to me as he was writing me up.....however i often do all of those things you mentioned so its certainly not out of the question.

but yes i am also super respectful to the LEO's when i get pulled over, i never try to make excuses and never fight tickets when i'm clearly speeding.

the fines i pay are just the price i pay for the enjoyment i get from driving a little faster then the state of california deems appropriate.

anyways all good brotha, ride safe!

RBK, no good deed goes unpunished. Your thread simply thanked the officer for snapping out of brainwash mode and not rob you blind in the name of safety <wink - right> and so called resourceful regulars on barf began to disect your story. That's why I play their game and put my vehicles on cruise when posible 1-2 mph over or under. BTW, your beer comment was very PC, I 've said the same thing to some fool on the golf course that had a 45 second pre shot routine. It drove me crazy, I released with a primal yell on the 8th hole and told him I'm never playing golf with him again but would have a beer with him. The beer thing never happened